Portuguese Grammar: Usage-Based Perspectives

By Carlos Alexandre Gonçalves and Jussara Abraçado

Spoken by millions of people on four continents, Portuguese remains a lesser studied language. To help improve the linguistic understanding of this pluricentric language, the present volume brings together ten studies about different grammatical phenomena observed in Portuguese varieties - from suffixation to intercalated temporal clauses and non-concatenative verbal inflection, among other topics.

Focusing on two main axes - usage and cognition -, these studies draw on the theoretical frameworks of Functional Linguistics and Cognitive Linguistics, but build a cohesive whole insofar as they all offer usage-based language approaches.

By presenting an overview of recent research on Portuguese and its varieties, the book paves the way for the inclusion of Portuguese in the set of Neo-Latin languages best known to the general public.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111005267
• ISBN13: 9783111005263
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary